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Cambodia: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

13 to 14 September 2023
Workshop objective: To strengthen the capacity of wetland managers, policymakers, and conservation practitioners for sustainable wetland management through an in-depth understanding of wetland ecosystem services and how to assess them. This training workshop will enable the Regional Flyway…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Civil Society Stakeholder Comments and Feedback on the Draft ESF Received through Feedback Form and Email

7 September 2023 to 6 May 2024
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiated an update of its 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) in August 2020 following a corporate evaluation by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department in May 2020. The ongoing update seeks to modernize the policy considering the changing development context,…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Journal Special Issue Launch: Rural and Agricultural Development in the Digital Age

18 August 2023
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from a new special issue of the journal Review of Development Economics on rural and agricultural development in the digital age, edited by Wanglin Ma, Andy McKay, Dil Rahut, and Tetsushi Sonobe. Papers in this special issue investigated the impacts of the…
Organizer: ADBI

Journal Special Issue Launch Webinar: Farmers’ Organizations and Sustainable Development

18 August 2023
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from a new special issue of the journal Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics on farmers’ organizations and sustainable development, coedited by Wanglin Ma, Marco Marini and ADBI’s Dil Rahut. Papers in this special issue examined how farmers’…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Conference on Linking Farmers to Markets: Barriers, Solutions, and Policy Options

16 to 18 August 2023
Better access to domestic and international markets allows rural farmers to sell their products at higher prices, motivating them to increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of the goods they produce and sell more. Reliable market access is also beneficial to regional income growth, food…
Organizer: ADBI

Yellow River Ecological Corridor (YREC) Seminar Series: Building Sustainable and Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Yellow River Basin

3 July 2023
Location: Kerry Hotel, Beijing. Date: July 3, 2023 (Monday), 09:00-17:10 (Beijing time) Meeting ID: 960 0014 1764 Passcode: YREC230703 Objectives of the Bejing onsite hybrid seminar (1 day) Introduce the project implementation; Final report (draft comments) presentation and…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Yellow River Ecological Corridor (YREC) Seminar Series

28 June to 3 July 2023
Seminar 1 Location: Onsite – Henan Province (Zhengzhou city), hybrid (online participation for Day 1 and Day 3) Date: May 24 – 26 Seminar 2 Location: Kerry Hotel, Beijing. Date: July 3, 2023 (Monday), 09:00-17:10 (Beijing time) Meeting ID: 960 0014 1764 Passcode: YREC230703 The Yellow…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Philippines: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

27 to 30 June 2023
This RFI Ecosystem Services Training Workshop for the Philippines was held at ADB Headquarters in Manila and included a field visit to Balanga Nature and Wetland Park in Bataan Province. The Balanga wetlands are a critical site for migratory birds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Agricultural Waste Burning: Technology Solutions and Incentives

20 June 2023
The Asian Development Bank aims to play a more active role and be a leader in air quality management by scaling up investments and capacity-building support to developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Through the Asia Clean Blue Skies Program, this virtual knowledge-sharing event discuss the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

The 56th ADB Annual Meeting: Civil Society Program

6 June 2023
The Civil Society Program of the 56th ADB Annual Meeting gathered CSOs in Incheon, Republic of Korea to dialogue with ADB and other relevant stakeholders on key development topics. Accountability Counsel, APCOM, APMDD, APSD, EEPSEA, GAIA-Asia Pacific, Indus Consortium, ITUC-Asia Pacific, KCOC, NGO…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department